Czechs mark 20-year 'Velvet' anniversary

China Daily | Updated: 2009-11-18 07:52

Czech playwright and former President Vaclav Havel (left) lays flowers at the memorial for the Velvet Revolution in Prague's city center yesterday. Havel's role in the peaceful change was praised by many, including US President Barack Obama. Reuters

PRAGUE: With their country in deep political crisis, Czechs took to the streets throughout the country yesterday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its Velvet Revolution - about a week after the fall of the Berlin Wall led to a reunited Germany and Europe.